Sioux Falls Once Again Ranked Among the Happiest Cities

By MED Staff

Image courtesy of WalletHub

This year's annual WalletHub report on America's happiest cities ranks Sioux Falls at number #4 out of 180 of the U.S.' largest cities. Only Fremont, San Jose, and Irvine, California rank higher.

To identify the happiest cities, WalletHub compared cities across 29 key indicators of happiness from the depression rate to the income-growth rate to the average leisure time spent per day.

Happiness in Sioux Falls (1=Happiest, 91=Avg.):

Overall Rank: 4th

• 17th – Depression Rate

• 7th – Adequate-Sleep Rate

• 67th – Sports-Participation Rate

• 1st – Unemployment Rate

• 43rd – Separation & Divorce Rate

The only other city in South Dakota included in the analysis was Rapid City, which ranked 33rd overall. The personal finance site publishes the rankings each year around 'International Day of Happiness' on March 20th.

To see the full report and in depth analysis, visit https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-places-to-live/32619